Granada province stretches from the coast -
Costa Tropical to the north and borders with
Spain's largest Natural Park (which is in the neighbouring province of Jaen) Parque Natural de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas.
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| Cazorla Town and National Park |
Within its boundaries lie the ski slopes of Sierra Nevada and the highest peak on mainland Spain, Mulhacen. Its diverse, beautiful, wild and yet a garden of paradise where tropical fruits grow. I'm going to share with you a couple of my favourite 'best towns to visit' in Granada Province, which don't include the villages of the Alpujarras - that's another day, another post and another holiday, so huge is Granada!
Picturesque Castril
Almost as far north as you can get while staying in Granada province is the fabulous town of Castril. A mountain town with an abundance of water creating a small, yet fast flowing river with tumbling waterfalls. Sometimes you're on a wooden walkway on the cliff face, at others you're at river level and can dip your toes in the clear cold waters.
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| Castril Walkway |
A short tunnel adds to the atmosphere and then part-way there's a delightful Casa Rural (a B&B) with a bar to enjoy a cold beer or coffee surrounded by leafy trees and lots of welcome (the day I went) shade.
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| Castril, Mountain Town |
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| Castril Fountain |
The town itself is very picturesque. Patterned-cobbles, paved mosaics, steep streets, plants and pots galore and of course having an abundance of water fountains spread around the town.
Wetlands and Mammoths in Padul
Padul is a different story but still a wet one. A hug wetland area gives rise to a nature board walk dotted with hides to spot the water birds. But before the walk starts nature of a different kind marks the spot. A mammoth and saber-toothed tiger!
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Mammouths in Padul
Once upon a time mammoths roamed this land and remains found here gave rise to its symbol - the mammoth. Lovers of the film Ice Age will need a photo with 'Manny' on the high street in Padul.
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